How Much Can You Grow on 1/2 an Acre? A Full Gardens and Orchard Tour!

In this video we'll take a stroll through our entire 1/2 acre property to show how much you can grow on 1/2 an acre and still have plenty of open space!

[@adelinaprentice4703]

Your garden is so beautiful! I have about the same amount of nonforested area and started working on my garden 2 years ago. Yours is an inspiration for how I hope mine will look at some point!

[@captiveroots3037]

@@adelinaprentice4703 thank you! There's nothing quite like building your own landscape from the ground up .. so rewarding!

[@yesimcelebi8135]

Absolutely amazing work 👏👍 Your comment on the time commitment is noteworthy as people often underestimate how much may be needed (especially when other facets of your life may also require attention). I'd also add that sunshine may also be a factor to consider for some (a smaller "brighter" yard may work better than a shadier bigger yard). Simply amazing work though. I hope you & your family enjoy it forever 👍

[@captiveroots3037]

@@yesimcelebi8135 thank you! Good point about sunshine too. There's so many things to consider that you often only realize afterwards when it comes time to plant gardens

[@WhispersInTheGarden]

Great job! Feel bigger in real life than in the video!

[@captiveroots3037]

@@WhispersInTheGarden Thank you!

[@marisaphoenix1893]

What are you spraying on your Apple trees?

[@captiveroots3037]

Bonide fruit tree spray with plant guard. Once at petal fall and once mid July.

[@marisaphoenix1893]

@@captiveroots3037 so poison chemicals? Or are you using an organic spray?

[@captiveroots3037]

@@marisaphoenix1893 yeah, sadly I found that we need to spray at least a little. The new Bonide is far less harsh in terms of the chemicals, but not organic. It's more the fungicides that are nasty. Something like Captain Jacks is organic and works great for pests, but when it comes to diseases I haven't found an organic solution that works for scab or rust.

[@marisaphoenix1893]

@@captiveroots3037 you might as well eat those chemicals out the bottle. Can’t be washed off the fruit. They absorb.

[@captiveroots3037]

@marisaphoenix1893 I should also say it's just the apples .. peaches, pawpaw, cherries, pears and plums don't get sprayed at all and don't seem to need it. When it comes to sprays every gardener has to figure out what works best for their situation. It's a lot less than an apple from an orchard, which will spray multiple times a season and with the same chemicals. I've tried not spraying some years and results just weren't worth the effort.